Dolly Parton wants to appear in Jennifer Aniston’s highly-anticipated 9 To 5 remake

Dolly Parton wants to work for Jennifer Aniston’s long-awaited 9 to 5 remake.

When asked if she’s excited about the reboot, the 78-year-old country legend revealed she hopes to make a cameo in the project alongside friends Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, who also starred in the original.

“I hope they use my song, and I hope they find a way to bring Lily, Jane and me back,” she said enthusiastically. E! News on Monday.

Additionally, the Jolene hitmaker recalled speaking to the Friends star, 55, about possibly being involved in a remake of her 1980 comedy film, originally directed by Colin Higgins, in 2018.

“Years ago, when we were making the movie Dumplin’, there was some mention that she might want to do 9 to 5, and I said, ‘Oh, that would be great,'” Parton said, referring to the last time they met professionally. crossed. .

Although the 10-time Grammy winner did not appear in the film, Dumplin’, starring Aniston and Danielle Macdonald, Parton allowed the film to use her existing music and created a new song with Sia for the film.

During the interview, Parton also suggested that her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, would reprise her role as Doralee Rhodes.

‘Wouldn’t she be wonderful? Well, she knows me. She knows the memories I have [from the movie]the singer said.

Reflecting on the success of 9 to 5, Parton said it’s “fantastic to be able to be a part of something that has been so powerful over the years.”

“It’s really great to be part of something that can really change the course of life for everyone. I really think this has attracted a lot of attention [gender] equality,” the Tennessee native continued.

In addition to starring in the film, she wrote her song 9 to 5 for the film’s soundtrack, which ultimately earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song in 1981.

Meanwhile, Fonda, who played Judy Bernly in the film, told Entertainment Tonight that she wished the team behind the remake “good luck.”

‘It’s fun. I wish them the best of luck. They are very talented,” the two-time Oscar winner, 86, said last week.

Meanwhile, Tomlin, 84, also told the outlet that she was “really excited” about the reboot and “glad to know someone else is working on it.”

“May they be successful,” she added.

Previously, Parton said in 2019 that she, Tomlin and Fonda had “abandoned that whole idea” of making a sequel together.

‘I don’t think we’ll do the sequel. “We were never able to get the script to be that different from the first one, and it turned out so well,” she told ET.

In April, it was revealed that Aniston would be producing a “reimagining” of the original film.

The new film is expected to be written by screenwriter Diablo Cody, who is best known for working with director Jason Reitman on several films, including Juno (2007).

Cody recently wrote Zelda Williams’ feature debut, the horror-comedy Lisa Frankenstein, starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse.

She is said to be working on the latest version of the 9 To 5 remake, although it is unclear if the project comes from another screenwriter.

More recently, she produced both Murder Mystery films in which she co-starred with Adam Sandler and served as executive producer of her Apple TV+ series The Morning Show. Aniston was also an EP at the popular Friends reunion.

While the remake will likely mirror the original film’s plot to some extent, details about the script are being closely monitored.

The original was directed by Colin Higgins, who co-wrote it with Patricia Resnick, based on a story by Resnick.

Fonda starred as a newly single housewife who takes on an office job after her husband leaves her.

Tomlin played a senior supervisor at the company who is passed over in favor of less qualified male colleagues, while Parton made her debut as a bubbly secretary who is shunned by her colleagues after her sexual harassment boss (Dabney Coleman) makes amends. a workplace rumor that he is having an affair with her.

The trio ultimately decided to take revenge on their boss, which led them to consider killing him.

The film received mildly positive reviews but was a hit with audiences, ultimately grossing over $103 million against a budget of less than $10 million.

Parton’s theme song topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and was number nine on the Hot 100’s year-end chart.

Following the success of 9 To 5, a sitcom of the same name aired on ABC from 1982 to 1983, before being revived with a slightly different cast in first-run syndication from 1986 to 1988.

Aniston’s work as a producer dates back to the late 2000s, and she has starred in most of the films she produced, including The Switch (2010), Cake (2014) and Dumplin’ (2018), with new and classic songs written and performed by Parton .

The Friends star and Macdonald even joined Parton on screen for a trio version of her song Push And Pull.

More recently, she produced both Murder Mystery films in which she co-starred with Adam Sandler and served as executive producer of her Apple TV+ series The Morning Show. Aniston was also an EP at the popular Friends reunion.